Czech communists ready to trade votes for power

Czech communist leaders say they might support Jan Švejnar, the only other candidate running against incumbent Václav Klaus in the coming presidential election. In return, they expect to be invited for negotiations on the formation of a new government following next parliamentary elections, the deputy leader of the Communist Party Jiří Dolejš said. Since the fall of communism in 1989 the Communist Party has not been directly involved in government.